The Federal Office of Statistics was established on April 21, 1997 based on the:  

Law on Federal Ministries and other bodies (Official Gazette FB&H 8/95, 9/96)  

The Law on statistics of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Official gazette FB&H br.63/03 i 9/09)

The Law on Statistical Surveys in the FB&H adjusts organization and carrying out of statistical surveys of interest for the Federation of B&H, as well as organization and work of statistical service. In accordance with the Law, the Federal Office of Statistics is an organ of the statistical function and it is obligate to collect, process, store, protect, analyse and disseminate statistical data.

More in detail, Federal Office of Statistics performs tasks that relate to the organizing and conducting of statistical research, which include following:

-         the preparation of the proposals for the conducting of statistical research;

-         the preparation of the proposal for the Program in cooperation with the other competent bodies responsible for work in the field of statistics;

-         the determining of a uniform methodological basis for the conducting of statistical research in accordance with the internationally accepted standards;

-         to organize and ensure giving and the exchange of statistical data and information with other institutions and data users;

-         to work on the development of techniques and methods for data protection.